Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0Turrell has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, next to 23 for Arkansas and 26 for the U.S. Turrell has 43 jobs, and 187 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Turrell itself; outside it, Memphis draws the most (30%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Turrell on a workday
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Turrell on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Turrell ends
Where Turrell clocks in
30% of workers
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Turrell
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Turrell, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 43. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Turrell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Turrell: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Turrell workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Arkansas: 87% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Turrell
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Turrell
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Turrell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turrell | – | — | — | 25 min | $55,000 |
| Gilmore | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gilmore: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Turrell’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 13% of Turrell workers work outside Arkansas. The job records count 32% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Turrell: questions
What is the median household income in Turrell?
$55,000 (±$16,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Turrell?
36.7%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Turrell?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Turrell work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Memphis (30%, 25 mi), West Memphis (14%, 16 mi), Marion (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Turrell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Turrell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Turrell
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.